Wrench.



J. COOKERLEY.

WRENCH. APPLICATlON FILED NOV. 13. I914.

1 1 88,735. Patented June 27, 1916.

1/ Witnesses a i QJ Z 7, WM

6 Inventor I while disposed at one .rosmn coo EI LEY, or

SGUTH MILFORD,

INDIANA.

women.

Application filed Noveniberlfi. 1914.

To all whom it may concern lle it known that I, .losun (oomuuaen a citizen of the United States, residin; athonth lvlilford. in the county of Lagrange and State of Indiana. have invented a new and useful Wrench, of which the 'l'ollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in wreru-hes. one object of the invention. being the provision ot a type ol wrench, in which the nut. engaging member or jaw is mounted swingingrly. so that the same may he disposed and locked at any desired zingularitv relative to the operating: handle. to thus acconunmlate the same for use in various positions.

A further object of the present invention, is the provision of a simple, inexpensive and durable wrench of thoroughly etlieient and practical in use.

'ith the foregoing and other ()lljt't'lS in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the emohination and arrangement ol' parts-and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, itbeing understood thatv changes in the precise emhodimeni ol' the invention herein disclosed can he made within the scope of what. is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

in the drawings-l*igure l is a side. elevation of't'he. complete wrench. Fig. 3, is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a seetion taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. l is a section taken on line -l-l of Fig. l.

' Referring to the drawings. the numeral l designates the connecting plate or poi,- tienv of the main operating handle, said handle being provided with the, two parallel portions 2 which constitute a casing having a longitudinal groove or channel, end of this channeled handle, are the two portions 3 whose ends are rounded and which are apcrtul'ed for the reception of the removable bolt; or pin 4 which in turn mounts for swinging movement, the substantially circular ear 5 of the movable jaw (5.

This pin t is so constructed Specification of Letters Patent.

this clmracter. which is Patented Juno 2?, 1915".

Serial No. 871,936.

as to be readily adjusted and removed so that various sized jaws 6 may be employed with a single structure.

lilounted for swinging movement upon the pin ti' is the pivotei or swinging handle 7' which is normally extended to assume the position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, b means of the spring 8, which is attached at one end to the handle 7 and has its free end 59 curved and engaging the under side of the plate 1 of the other handle.

"he curved end 10 of the member 7 is formed eeeentrieally to the pin 6, so that when the handle. I is gripped and moved toward the main handle consisting of the portions 1 and tlie'end 10 will engage the circular ear 5) of the jaw 6 and thus lock the jaw against movement. Before such movement-of the handle 7. i he. positioned at any desired position, so that. a portion of the circular 'ear 5 will be presented to the eccentric surface 10.

ll will thus he een that ii essary to adjust the. jaw 6 to the desired angularil) and to actuate the handle 7:l;o'- ward the main handle so that the concentric periphery of the ear 5 will he engaged with the eeeentrie surface 10. thus locking the parts iunnovahly.

l pon the release of the handle 7. the spring ts will return the parts to the position as shown so that tlie surfaee It) will he moved out of engagement to release the circular portion 5. Where found the aw 6 'maf? is merely new desirable or necessary, the

surfaces 5 and 10, or either one of them, may l he roughened to insure against slipping when gripping a nut.

llhat elaimed is:

The combination with a. longitudinally channeled handle havingnn enlarged bifurculed end, of a nut engaging member, an ear extending therefrom and pivotally mounted within the bifurcated portion of the handle, said ear being substantially cir ruler and concentric with its pivot, a. combined handle and clumping lever pivotally mounted within the channoled'liamllh and as my own, I hzwe hereto affixod'my signature 1n the pq sence of two 71151195585.

' JOSIAH (,OOKERLEY.

\Vitnesses:

W. M. JOHNSON, THOMAS TAYLOR. 

